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Continue reading →: Day 4: My Inky Greens
Today’s Diamine Inkvent calendar color is called Spruce. This emerald green colored ink is a scented ink. Since I’m not physically involved with the unveiling of this year’s calendar, I will have to rely on others for their interpretation of the scent. At first, Spruce appears to be an emerald…
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Continue reading →: My Jinhao x159 Fountain Pens (#8 nibs)
For the last few months, I saw quite a bit of chatter about a #8 large size nib. I saw a few pen turners making some beautiful pens with this larger nib. I forgot to test one out back in August at the local pen show. Since then my curiosity…
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Continue reading →: Day 3: My Blurples (Blues/Purples)
Today’s Diamine inky color is called Solar Storm. It’s a “chameleon” ink which contains oodles of shimmering particles with lots of sheen. My friend “T” has provided her lovely inky swatch to include in my blog post for today. I asked myself several times this morning, what base color do…
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Birmingham Pen Co, Colorverse, Diamine, Dominant Industry, Ferris Wheel Press, Fountain Pen Inks, Jacques Herbin, Kaweco, Monteverde, Platinum Pen, Private Reserve Inks, Robert Oster, Rohrer & Klingner, Sailor, Swatches – Ink, Taccia, Van Dieman’s, Vinta Inks
Pausing for Station Identification: Most of My Swatch Cards
Continue reading →: Pausing for Station Identification: Most of My Swatch CardsToday is day 3 of the Diamine inky calendar. I’m pausing my blog as I need to spend some time tackling today’s unique chameleon inky color and find some decent matches from my collection. Speaking of my swatch collection, I wanted to share with my readers what I look at…
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Continue reading →: Day 2: My Inky Brown Swatches
Today’s Diamine inky color is called Yule Log. This is a medium brown ink color with gold shimmers. My compare swatches are based on T’s swatch and a few others I’ve seen on social media. I look for and compare any underlying colors that appear as well as sheen. A…
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